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Washington Post:
The reasons people say they leave Donald Trump's rallies early — The Republican nominee consistently draws large, enthusiastic and rowdy crowds to his rallies and other campaign events, and at nearly all of them, another trend is clear: Scores of people head out before the end.
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PoliticusUSA, Raw Story and Pharyngula
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors — Republican nominee claims Harris is threat to democracy in recording of top-dollar fundraiser in Colorado in August — Donald Trump unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade about undocumented immigrants and predicted that this …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording — DUDE, NO — The 12-minute tape, reportedly from a dinner with donors in August, also features Trump launching into an expletive-laden rant against undocumented migrants. — Donald Trump was reportedly caught …
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Unhinged Handling of Disasters Revealed By Insider — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 4, 2024, episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
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Raw Story and The DSR Network
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
A Woman Among Cowardly Men — The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Citifield nine that day; — the score stood two to zero, with but one inning more to play. — But the Mets, as usual, managed to find a way. — Saving our own Bill Kristol from emotional decay.... Happy Friday.
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The Hill, The Daily Beast, USA Today, New York Times, Scripps News, New York Daily News and Fox News
Ece Yildirim / CNBC:
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney in a bid to win over Republicans skeptical of Trump
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The Oklahoman:
‘Trump Bible’ one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms — Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather WarlickOklahoma Watch — Superintendent Ryan Walters isn't just talking about buying Bibles for schools. — Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles.
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The Hill, New Republic, Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and Mock Paper Scissors
Scott Dworkin / The Dworkin Report:
Bruce Springsteen Backs Harris and Blasts Trump Out of This World — The Boss has spoken — Yesterday, rock legend Bruce Springsteen endorsed Kamala Harris for President. — In an Instagram video that instantly went viral, Springsteen said, “Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are committed …
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Media's Misery Deepens as Top Execs Depart — GETTING UGLY — An anonymous complaint against the CEO is roiling the company, according to a report. — Senior executives at Donald Trump's media company have left the business following mismanagement accusations made against its CEO, according to a report.
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market — America's employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy.
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Axios, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Associated Press, Scripps News, Bloomberg, The Hill, Washington Examiner, Fox Business, CBS News and Semafor
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, reflecting strong gains as election nears
Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, reflecting strong gains as election nears
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Bloomberg, Associated Press, CoinDesk and Joe.My.God.
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Idaho State Senator Tells Native American Candidate to “Go Back Where You Came From” — The thing is, she was already there. — Thinking before you speak publicly is an important skill. Idaho State Sen. Dan Foreman, a conservative Republican, apparently did not get the memo.
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Joe.My.God., Ned Hamson's Second Line View … and Idaho Capital Sun
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Obama to kick off campaign swing for Harris in key battleground state of Pennsylvania — Obama's first campaign stop for Harris will be in the Pittsburgh area on Oct. 10, according to a senior campaign official. The former president is then expected to travel to other battleground states in the days leading up to the election.
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Pocharapon Neammanee / HuffPost:
Someone Was Arrested For Killing Geese In Springfield — But It Wasn't A Haitian — Brian Comer, a 64-year-old white man, was accused of illegally hunting geese at a golf course on the day Trump amplified racist lies about Haitian immigrants in the city. — LOADING
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The Bulwark, Mediaite and Raw Story
CBS News:
Woman who accused Lewandowski of assault says his lawyers tried to buy her silence — The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at former President Donald Trump's side. But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski had joined Trump's 2024 …
ABC News:
Dockworkers strike suspended, tentative agreement includes 62% pay raise over 6 years — Tens of thousands of U.S. dockworkers went on strike on Tuesday. — A container ship sits anchored in New York Harbor as it waits for the Port of Newark to re-open after members of the International …
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Fox Business, acecomments.mu.nu, Truthout, The Hill, IJR and Washington Post
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Politico:
Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats
Port strike deal ends no-win dilemma for Democrats
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Axios:
The disappearing Bidens: A quiet end to a presidency … - Vice President Kamala Harris — who has praised Biden but doesn't routinely talk about him in her speeches — has had just one campaign event with him along with a few official events in Washington. — First Lady Jill Biden …
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freebeacon.com, HotAir, The Daily Caller and Althouse
Erin Covey / Cook Political Report:
House Races Across the Midwest Move in Democrats' Favor — The 2022 midterm cycle was defined by divergent results across different regions of the country: Republicans ran strongest in blue states, picking up seats that Joe Biden won by double digits in 2020, while Democrats mostly held the line in districts in purple and red states.
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The Hill
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman's sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases — The court announced it will add more than a dozen new cases to its argument calendar ahead of the new nine-month term that starts on Monday. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took …
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Daily Caller News Foundation and Associated Press
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John Kruzel / Reuters:
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Mexico's suit against American gun companies
US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Mexico's suit against American gun companies
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USA Today, The Hill, CBS News, RedState and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
David Daley / The Guardian:
Two men have re-engineered the US electoral system in favor of Republicans — If the right strews constitutional chaos over the certification of this presidential election, two people will have cleared the path — Two men recognized and exploited the anti-democratic loopholes within …
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In These Times
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism. 🚨 — ⛓️ Subscribe to Public Notice ⛓️
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Civil Discourse …, NBC News and Law & Crime
emptywheel:
How Jack Smith Wants to Prove Trump's Crimes — It goes too far to say, as some commentators have, that Jack Smith's immunity filing is his trial brief. — If this thing were ever to go to trial, such a document would focus more on the elements of the offense that Judge Chutkan would have jurors assess, which I laid out here.
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Politico
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats suspect Netanyahu of attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race — Democrats increasingly suspect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring calls by President Biden to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah …
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Joe.My.God. and Raw Story